Historic New England

Chisel

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 38048

Accession Number: 1935.966

Platter

Earthenware platter with brown transfer-printed pattern "Neptune." Swirling fern border and central scene of ships in choppy seas; most prominent ship flies British flag.

Date: 1839-1846

Maker: Alcock, John & George (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 38049

Accession Number: 1935.968

Candle Lantern

Pierced tin candle lantern.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 38050

Accession Number: 1935.969

Candle Lantern

Pierced tin candle lantern.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 38051

Accession Number: 1935.970

Tureen

Tureen with lid

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 37628

Accession Number: 1935.87.1AB

Ladle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 37630

Accession Number: 1935.87.2

Caster

Bullet-shaped pearlware caster. Band of scalloped and ribbed molding encircles body below perforated top. Molded band is hand-painted green.

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, molding (forming), hand-painted, perforating

GUSN: 37631

Accession Number: 1935.88

Caster

Pear-shaped, pearlware caster with mushroom-shaped top. Ribbed band of molding, hand-painted green, encircles body. Replacement lead stopper wrapped with cloth and string.

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, hand-painted

GUSN: 37632

Accession Number: 1935.89

Small earthenware plate with red transfer-print pattern "Gothic Beauties." Pattern depicts landscape with woman and girl in Victorian dress in the foreground, trees and shrubbery, and a castle in the background. Flower and scroll border.

Date: 1834-1835

Maker: Thomas Ingleby & Co. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 37633

Accession Number: 1935.92

Platter

Earthenware platter with brown transfer-printed pattern "Geneva." Border pattern of scrolls and flowers. Central scene of women washing clothes from crude, covered dock with city visible in distance.

Date: 1828-1843

Maker: Wood & Challinor (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 37634

Accession Number: 1935.94

Serving bowl

Large earthenware bowl with molded bead edge and brown transfer-print pattern. Central scene of landcape with trees arching over river, a small sailboat, house with tiled roof on far bank, and hills in distance. Flower and scroll border.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 37635

Accession Number: 1935.95

Dinner plate

Earthenware plate with molded scallop rim and black transfer-printed pattern depicting fox hunt with riders on horses, dogs and a fox. Floral border.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 37636

Accession Number: 1935.96

Salad plate

Earthenware plate with brown transfer-printed pattern "Peruvian Horse Hunt." Border of oblong medallions framing horse roping scenes and round medallions of rose swags. Center scene of man with wild white horse held with a rope at left and two other men with tamed horses and a dog.

Date: 1853

Maker: Shaw, Anthony (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), transfer printing

GUSN: 37637

Accession Number: 1935.98

Platter

Blue transfer-printed earthenware platter. Floral and scroll border with alternating medallions depicting an urn. Central scene depicts Warwick.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: Enoch Wood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 37638

Accession Number: 1935.100

Small Pefume Bottle with Floral Decal

Small Pefume Bottle with Floral Decal and small "Heliotrope" label. Bottle is molded with a diamond pattern, rounded shoulders and narrow neck.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 37639

Accession Number: 1935.1022

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 37640

Accession Number: 1935.103B

Sugar Bowl

Blue transfer-printed pearlware cover. Floral motif and rectangular finial.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 37641

Accession Number: 1935.104B

Children's Mug

White earthenware mug. Decoration is a transfer-printed floral arbor, the Holy Bible and a scroll of proverbs lay on the ground emitting light.

Date: 1847

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 37642

Accession Number: 1935.105

Syrup pitcher

Green glazed body w/ relief molded vines crawling over "bark"; handle has same relief molded decoration; holes in rim for pewter lid (missing).

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), molding (forming), relief (sculpture techniques), stoneware (pottery), tin (metal)

GUSN: 37643

Accession Number: 1935.106

Decorative Mug

White milk glass mug with handle and brown border with blue, pink and yellow flowers with frame and cherub.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 37644

Accession Number: 1935.107

Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 37645

Accession Number: 1935.109

Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 37646

Accession Number: 1935.110

Cordial Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 37647

Accession Number: 1935.112

Doorknob

Large, clear molded glass knob missing anchor screw.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 37648

Accession Number: 1935.114

Decanter

Blown glass decanter. Applied rings around the neck.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 37649

Accession Number: 1935.115

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 37650

Accession Number: 1935.117

Fruit Basket

"Kitten head"-shaped ash splint fruit basket with single carved wooden handle, dyed pink.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Attributed to Penobscot people (Maker)

Material: ash (wood)

GUSN: 37651

Accession Number: 1935.125

Coffeepot

Round, pewter coffeepot; strawberry leaf ornament top of cover; S-shaped handle with swirled ends; four-sided curved spout; protruding bands near base, by handle and spout, under lid, on lid.

Date: 1837-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 37652

Accession Number: 1935.127

Sugar Bowl

White pressed glass sugar bowl with angular loop handles and molded grape vine pattern on exterior. Missing lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 37653

Accession Number: 1935.129

Mirror

Small mirror, cherry frame. Mercury, quite worn. Brass ring for hanging.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37663

Accession Number: 1935.132

Mirror

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37664

Accession Number: 1935.133

Cloth Sample

Silk velvet fabric samples.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 37667

Accession Number: 1935.146O

Ribbon

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37668

Accession Number: 1935.148

Infant's Dress

Long white dress; bodice has vertical bands of net alternating with bands of narrow tucks; scalloped edge lace neckline and cuffs and hem; ruffles at shoulder and skirt trimmed with vertical tucked bands; edged with lace; hem of same narrow tucked bands alternating with same lace as bodice; four clo...

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 37669

Accession Number: 1935.152

Bed Covering

Printed fabric bedspread. Interior layer of batting. Tied.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37670

Accession Number: 1935.156

Quilt

T-shaped. Alternating rows of diamonds: one row of nine patch blocks of various printed cottons with eight-point star and diamond within; other row of blocks of "Rose and Brown Leaves" print. Across top band of same; edges bound in same.

Date: 1835-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: calico, chintz, stitching, piecing, quilting, printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 37671

Accession Number: 1935.157

Whole cloth quilt

Columns of rose, lilac and petunia and leaves in reds, blues and yellows. Divided by columns of diamond lacework of vines; small entwining floral vine; spot motifs in brown.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, quilting

GUSN: 37672

Accession Number: 1935.158

Quilt

Quilt, t-shaped with diamond block pattern. Four columns of eight-pointed stars with interspacing blocks of floral printed cotton. Nearly all the blocks and pieces are floral, with only few stripes and checks (Lane chintz pattern is frequently used). Top of quilt has a band of paisleys. Overall flo...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: calico, chintz, stitching, linen (material), quilting, printing (process), rolling up, textiles

GUSN: 37673

Accession Number: 1935.159

Quilt

Rectangular "Bull's Eye" pattern; five graduated rectangles with space between of red and yellow floral print. Pieced together in strips quilted in saw tooth pattern; top and bottom edges bound.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: calico, stitching, piecing, quilting, printing (process), rolling up, textiles

GUSN: 37674

Accession Number: 1935.160

Quilt

Quilt with a diamond pattern made with alternating cream and black calicos.

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: calico, cotton (textile), stitching, machine sewing (technique), piecing, quilting, printing (process), rolling up, textiles

GUSN: 37675

Accession Number: 1935.161

Blanket or sheet

White, plain weave wool, seamed blanket with hemmed top and bottom with red wool zig-zag blanket binding; selvage edges.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, piecing, tabby (textile), wool (textile), zigzags, stitching

GUSN: 37676

Accession Number: 1935.162

Blanket

White, plain weave wool, seamed blanket with top and bottom edges hemmed with red wool zig-zag stitch binding; sides selvage.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, piecing, tabby (textile), wool (textile), zigzags, stitching

GUSN: 37677

Accession Number: 1935.163

Blanket

White, plain weave wool, seamed blanket with hemmed top and bottom edges with gold wool zig-zag binding and selvage side edges.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, piecing, tabby (textile), wool (textile), zigzags

GUSN: 37678

Accession Number: 1935.164

Blanket or sheet

White, plain weave wool lightweight blanket or sheet, seamed; edges bound in gold wool blanket stitch.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 37679

Accession Number: 1935.165

Blanket

Nearly square, off-white, seamed plain weave wool blanket with ends finished off in red yarn feather stitch.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, hand weaving, piecing, tabby (textile), wool (textile), yarn

GUSN: 37680

Accession Number: 1935.166

Hand towel

Rectangular, off white, plain weave; narrow blue stripe along each selvage side. Three red embroidered dots in corner. Hemmed ends; hanging tab at one end.

Date: 1830-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, linen (material), tabby (textile), textiles

GUSN: 37681

Accession Number: 1935.169

Dish towel

Rectangular, off white, plain weave cotton. Selvage sides; hemmed top and bottom. Cotton cord hanging tab at top; three embroidered dots.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), hand weaving, tabby (textile), textiles

GUSN: 37682

Accession Number: 1935.171

Tablecloth

Rectangular panel; red ground and tan-gold damask pattern of undulating vines with oak-like leaves and acorns. Double line borders along sides; entwining oak leaves, vines and acorns.

Date: 1870-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask, jacquard, weaving, machine-made, textiles

GUSN: 37683

Accession Number: 1935.175

Hand towel

Rectangular, off white, plain and loose weave; woven blue stripes along edges. One selvage and one hemmed side; hemmed top and bottom. Cotton hanging tabs at ends.

Date: 1830-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, linen (material), tabby (textile), textiles

GUSN: 37684

Accession Number: 1935.179

Hand towel

Rectangular, off white plain weave linen. Selvage sides; hemmed ends.

Date: 1830-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, linen (material), tabby (textile), textiles

GUSN: 37685

Accession Number: 1935.180

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